Update: Firefighters investigate car fire in East El Paso

A family of five is without a home today after a car parked near their garage caught fire and caused the home to go up in flames in East El Paso.

At about 8 p.m. Friday, the El Paso Fire Department responded to a car fire on the 2600 block of Gene Littler Drive. When firefighters arrived they saw smoke coming from the side of a single-story home, officials said.

Neighbors alerted the family that the bed of a truck park in front of their garage was on fire. The family left the home and the homeowner put out the fire in the truck before firefighters arrived. But, the fire had already spread to the side of the home and into the attic.

George De La Torre, spokesman for the El Paso Fire Department, said firefighters put out the fire in about10 minutes after their arrival.
Damages to the home are estimated at $30,000.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. The Red Cross of El Paso is assisting the family.

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